CBS 3 Springfield reported that the Route 57 westbound Mill Street off-ramp and a portion of Mill Street in Agawam were closed to traffic and remained closed at 11 p.m. following the single-motorcycle accident.
AGAWAM — A motorcycle operator remains in critical condition following an accident early Saturday evening at the westbound Mill Street exit ramp off Route 57.
Agawam Police said the crash, which was reported at about 6 p.m., involved only the motorcycle. The rider suffered serious injuries and was listed in critical condition at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Police said alcohol and speed appeared to be initial factors in the crash.
The off-ramp and a portion of Mill Street were closed to traffic and remained closed for several hours after the crash.
Accident reconstruction investigators from the Agawam Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section are investigating.
On Sunday police said the name of the operator was still not being released. There is no new information at this time.
This article was updated at 10:45 a.m. Sept. 8, 2013.